Below is a sample task 1 answer. The linking words have been removed. Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence. while In contrast For example However respectively Overall Both The bar chart illustrates the amount of money contributed to the Egyptian economy by three sectors over 21 years. 1.____, there was an increase in the contribution of tourism and construction until the year 2000, followed by a decrease to the end of the period, 2.____ the contribution of agriculture remained stable throughout. The tourism and construction sectors followed a roughly similar trend. 3.____ started at low points in 1982 at 0.2 and 1.1 billion dollars 4.____. By 1995, both stood at 2.2 billion dollars. They reached a high point in 2000 with tourism at 4.2 overtaking construction at roughly 3.2 billion dollars. From 2000 to 2003 there was a decline in the contribution of both sectors. In 2001 and 2002 tourism stood at 3.2 but in the final year of the period (2003) it fell significantly to 1.7 billion dollars. Construction finished the period contributing 2.5 billion dollars. 5.____, income from the agriculture sector started and ended the period at 1.5 billion dollars. 6.____, there were minor fluctuations. 7.____, in 2001 agriculture fell to 1.8 billion dollars but recovered by the following year. (186 words)